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Diane Dennen |
Update - 2/29/2012 I am here in Arizona and settled in with my father. I have started to do some shows here and have found them to be wonderful. All outside with nice weather and beautiful views. The people in the west have warm and inviting personalities. Update - As of 9/1/2011 I will no longer be located on the East Coast. I am moving to Arizona to live with my 93 year old father and mentor. I have spoken to all my regular customers over the past 6 months and this comes as no surprise. Because I have been asked by many of you to sell on my website, I am now making that feature available. I have priced all items and the only additional charges will be Arizona Sales Tax of 7%. I will pay for your shipping. Jewelry is my passion that was literally learned at my father's knee. I have been an artist all my life, primarily specializing in portraits and acrylic paintings. My father has been a silversmith for the last 50 years of his life and I grew up around the art of jewelry desoigning. I acquired my appreciation and love of stones from him. To this day, he cuts and polishes most of the stones that are used in my designs. Since his teaching me the ways of a silversmith, I have attended specialized workshops with some of the masters of the jewelry world. I will be attending more this year as I feel it is important to always be enhancing one's knowledge and skills. I am best known for my work in silver with reticulation and granulation. These are very old techniques that are not used much now as they are very time consuming and delicate. I spend January in Arizona at Quartzsite, whish is one of the largest gem and mineral shows in the world. My father has participated for the last 30 years. I have pawed through mountains of rough stone for new patterns, then on to Tucson in search of more new stones and back to Dad's studio where we cut and polish our finds. I have participated in many top level art shows on the East Coast such as: Rosesquared, Peter's Valley, Princeton, Morristown, Haddonfield, Chester, New Paltz, Old Deerfield, Bethlehem, Christkindlmarkt, and many other local shows. For many years, I have spent my winters in Arizona. For the last three years I have participated in the Tubac Art Show and will be participating in the Art in the Park in Sierra Vista this year. I will be applying to many more in the South West to build my business there. In the gallery are examples of my work which are for sale and all one of a kind designs. To see my entire line of artisan pieces, please visit one of the many art shows listed on my schedule included in this website. Custom Design Work - I will do custom work with your design and stone or my design ands stone. |